It shall be a violation to keep live goats, swine, cattle, fowl, or horses in the town, except as follows:
(A) The keeping of horses may be approved as a conditional use in accordance with § 157.03.
(B) The keeping of chickens shall be permitted only upon issuance of a permit from the Clerk-Treasurer and in compliance with the following restrictions:
(1) Chickens may be kept only in the back yard of a property that is used for a single family dwelling.
(2) No more than six female chickens shall be maintained per single family dwelling.
(3) Chickens kept pursuant to this section shall be secured and confined to the owner's property at all times.
(4) A chicken coop, tractor or other similar structure that provides shelter from the elements shall be provided. Only one such structure shall be permitted per single family dwelling.
(5) No person shall keep any chicken coop or other structure where chickens are kept closer than 50 feet from any neighboring residential dwelling.
(6) When a chicken is taken off the owner's real property it must be confined to a cage or other secure enclosure.
(7) The keeping of roosters is prohibited.
(8) The permit fee for chickens is $5 per household.
(1991 Code, § 90.35) (Ord. 2013-01, passed 4-24-2013; Ord. 2013-06, passed - -2013; Ord. 2016-22, passed 11-22-2016; Ord. 2019-15, passed 11-26-2019) Penalty, see §
90.99